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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “clowned” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

58 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
clowned1344773(None) 
cloned94518801clo_ned
crowned133912441crowned
beclowned1743252beclowned
blowed125016692blow_ed
blowsed13449022blowsed
blowzed22435972blowzed
browned134710972browned
chowed154914652chow_ed
chowsed16478622chowsed
clawed125115072claw_ed
cleaned103512002cleaned
clewed1225113202clew_ed
cloaked14368542cloaked
clocked164112832clocked
clogged12528652clogged
clomped14398972clomped
clone75728162clo_ne_
cloner84418092clo_ner
clones84526562clo_nes
clonked14429562clonked
clopped143611532clopped
closed95317972clo_sed
clothed134010282clothed
clotted104011822clotted
clouded11348832clouded
cloured103111542cloured
clouted104212162clouted
clowder13367942clowder
clown105214732clown__
clownery1633312clownery
clowns114810112clown_s
cloyed125111562clo_yed
coined94523602c_oined
cologned1237152cologned
coned86040052c_o_ned
conned95119702c_onned
corned95224522c_orned
cowed115637852c_ow_ed
cowled125218392c_owled
crooned103813352crooned
crowded14418802crowded
crowed124717312crow_ed
crowner124012602crowner
crownet123714112crownet
downed115314782_downed
drowned12419902drowned
eloined8149812eloined
flowed133513762flow_ed
frowned14348832frowned
glowed114913832glow_ed
gowned114410132_gowned
loaned73816292_loaned
lowed95233902_low_ed
owned95113232__owned
plowed124213202plow_ed
slowed104617072slow_ed
unowned1148812unowned

Search took 5 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911076710.376475242.0
2DLD Change Limit107671583.57630109.3
3Display Results58580.0331757.6
 (SQL Overall)178691583.98544840.9
 
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